Selective decontamination with nystatin for control of a Candida outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 245-259

  Damjanovic, V ^b   Connolly, C M ^a   van Saene, H K F ^b   Cooke, R W I ^b   Corkill, J E ^b   van Belkum, A ^b   van Velzen, D ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; intestinal decontamination; neonatal intensive care unit; nystatin; outbreak

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; NYSTATIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

CANDIDIASIS; CARRIER STATE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NYSTATIN; PHARYNX;

EID: 0027244604     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(93)90057-7     Document Type: Article

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